Article 19. State Customers

For the purposes of this Law, state customers shall be understood to be:

1) budgetary customers:

state bodies and institutions;

budget organizations;

recipients of budget funds allocated for the implementation of procurement procedures;

state trust funds;

other funds organized in budget organizations;

2) corporate customers:

state enterprises;

legal entities with a state share in their authorized fund (authorized capital) in the amount of 50 percent or more;

legal entities, in the authorized fund (authorized capital) of which the aggregate share of the organizations specified in paragraphs two and three of paragraph 2 of this article is 50 percent or more;

legal entities, in the authorized fund (authorized capital) of which the aggregate share of the organizations specified in paragraph four of paragraph 2 of this article is 50 percent or more.

The list of corporate customers shall be maintained by the State Assets Management Agency of the Republic of Uzbekistan and shall be formed on a special information portal through the exchange of information.

The state customer shall have the right:

independently or with the involvement of a specialized organization to determine the starting price of goods (works, services), except for cases established by legislation;

place an announcement during public procurement on its official website or the official website of its parent body, as well as in the media;

require participants in procurement procedures to pay a deposit or provide a bank guarantee that ensures the fulfillment of obligations to conclude a public procurement contract (hereinafter referred to as the contract) and (or) fulfill contractual obligations during the selection of the best proposals and tender;

extend the deadlines for submitting proposals that apply to all participants in procurement procedures;

apply to participants in procurement procedures with a proposal to extend the validity of their proposals for a certain period in cases provided for by legislation.

The state customer may also have other rights in accordance with the legislation and the contracts concluded by it.

The state customer shall be obliged to:

plan public procurement;

decide on the choice of the type of procurement procedure in accordance with this Law;